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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Can The Weather Really Be A “Pain In The Back?”

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Panhandle Hook?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An Upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows over the ocean) is giving us a northwest airflow causing cooler temperatures. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move southward at us Friday bringing more clouds and possible mountain thunderstorms.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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The Grass Pollen Season is over.

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday with periods of morning drizzle, mostly clear Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• lows 54-56 highs 80-85.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday.
• highs 84-92 cooling to 82 Thursday lows 52-57. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• lows 56-59 highs 79-89.
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Monday night,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 83-93 cooling to 84 Thursday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and drizzle late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night.
• lows near 55 highs 64-67.
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 64-69 cooling to 62 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy with periods of drizzle Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 42-46 highs 62-73.
• Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear each night,
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 16,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday, 15,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 72-80 cooling to 72 Thursday lows near 46.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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